The Hawaii NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development Program

The objectives of NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development proposal are three-fold: (1) We will encourage NASA research projects and infrastructure development on the island of Guam by focusing on three potential projects that may be of interest to islanders there: (a) Work towards installation of a satellite ground station on Guam, (b) Expand and upgrade the existing planetarium on Guam to include NASA-focused research results and content, and/or (c) Interact with the computer science department at University of Guam to determine if there is interest to develop small satellite flight software. (2) Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL) is a part of the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium. The first HSFL launch will be in October 2015 from Kauai. HSFL is already working on three other small satellite projects and will expand to UAV research. The University of Hawaii is interested in a multi-disciplinary Aerospace Science and Technology Department that is a result of HSGC and NASA EPSCoR successes in the State. (3) We will continue to encourage new NASA infrastructure development in Hawaii and Guam by providing seed grants and travel grants to investigators willing to work with NASA Centers or Mission Directorates.

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